The Scoop: Student Debt, Branstad, Foster Care, Hearing Aids

Senator Chuck Grassley2017-05-13 07:13:35

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I spoke with
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Cullen of the Storm Lake Times about lowering prescription drug costs,
federal and state water quality regulations, bipartisan legislation to
increase access to and lower the cost of hearing aids and the firing of
FBI Director James Comey.
Q&A: Foster Youth
Q.What prompted your leadership on foster care issues in Congress?
Q. What other reforms are you proposing to help at-risk youth?
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I urged
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urge-irs-treasury-clarify-rules-would-allow-more-lenders&redir_log=49906
5669506936> the IRS and Treasury Department to clarify rules on
refinancing options for student debt. Empowering nonprofits operating
in the student loan space is one tool we should unleash to better deal
with the student debt problem.
Governor Branstad was unanimously approved
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ad%25E2%2580%2599s-unanimous-committee-approval-be-ambassador-china&redi
r_log=37203864869952> by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to
serve as the next U.S. ambassador to China. I look forward to voting to
confirm him to serve the nation in this new role.
At a Judiciary Committee hearing
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deral-bureau-of-investigation&redir_log=942250118145696> earlier this
month, now-former FBI Direct Comey committed the Bureau to providing
follow-up briefings for several matters that were discussed. I
requested
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t-briefings-rosenstein-mccabe&redir_log=015039955599748> the Deputy
Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe
to provide such a briefing in a timely manner. I also called on them to
brief the full committee on the investigation into Russian interference
in the U.S. election. The bipartisan request is intended to ensure that
all Judiciary Committee senators, both Republicans and Democrats, have
a better understanding of what went on and where the investigation
stands.
Fellow senators and I called
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8909913> on the Trump Administration to prioritize funding for the
Office of National Drug Control Policy. Since its inception, the
program has achieved statistically significant reductions in youth drug
use. We must also maintain strong law enforcement efforts to address
the trafficking of dangerous substances.
A bipartisan bill
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act-advances-through-committee&redir_log=84811544116748> I wrote with
Senator Elizabeth Warren that would make certain types of hearing aids
available over the counter passed through committee this week.
Consumers are interested in new hearing aid products to improve their
quality of life at an affordable price. The committee was right to
advance this bill, and I look forward to seeing it continue to move
forward.
In recent years, I've raised many concerns about flaws in the EB-5
investor visa program, which was designed to create jobs in rural and
economically depressed urban areas through foreign investments in
exchange for visas. Unfortunately, the program has been riddled with
fraud, abuse and national security vulnerabilities.I called
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Homeland Security to expedite proposed regulations to address these
flaws and return integrity to the program. The department must also
clarify that no foreign investors will receive preferential treatment
and applications will be processed in the order in which they are
received.
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Police Organizations for my work in support of law enforcement
including the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program
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Grassley
Direct

I spoke
with AJ
Taylor
of
KIOW
Radio
in
Forest
City
and
Tom
Cullen
of
the
Storm
Lake
Times
about
lowering
prescription
drug
costs,
federal
and
state
water
quality
regulations,
bipartisan
legislation
to
increase
access
to
and
lower
the
cost
of
hearing
aids
and
the
firing
of
FBI
Director
James
Comey.

Q&A:
Foster
Youth

Quick
Link

I urged
the
IRS
and
Treasury
Department
to
clarify
rules
on
refinancing
options
for
student
debt.
Empowering
nonprofits
operating
in
the
student
loan
space
is
one
tool
we
should
unleash
to
better
deal
with
the
student
debt
problem.

Governor
Branstad was
unanimously
approved
by
the
Senate
Foreign
Relations
Committee
to
serve
as
the
next
U.S.
ambassador
to
China. I
look
forward
to
voting
to
confirm
him
to
serve
the
nation
in
this
new
role.

At
a
Judiciary
Committee
hearing earlier
this
month,
now-former
FBI
Direct
Comey
committed
the
Bureau
to
providing
follow-up
briefings
for
several
matters
that
were
discussed.
I requested the
Deputy
Attorney
General
Rod
Rosenstein
and
Acting
FBI
Director
Andrew
McCabe to
provide
such
a
briefing
in
a
timely
manner. I
also
called
on
them
to
brief
the
full
committee
on
the
investigation
into
Russian
interference
in
the
U.S.
election.
The
bipartisan
request
is
intended
to
ensure
that
all
Judiciary
Committee
senators,
both
Republicans
and
Democrats,
have
a
better
understanding
of
what
went
on
and
where
the
investigation
stands.

Fellow
senators
and
I called on
the
Trump
Administration
to
prioritize
funding
for
the
Office
of
National
Drug
Control
Policy. Since
its
inception,
the
program
has
achieved
statistically
significant
reductions
in
youth
drug
use.
We
must
also
maintain
strong
law
enforcement
efforts
to
address
the
trafficking
of
dangerous
substances.

A bipartisan
bill
I
wrote
with
Senator
Elizabeth
Warren that
would
make
certain
types
of
hearing
aids
available
over
the
counter
passed
through
committee
this
week.
Consumers
are
interested
in
new
hearing
aid
products
to
improve
their
quality
of
life
at
an
affordable
price.
The
committee
was
right
to
advance
this
bill,
and
I
look
forward
to
seeing
it
continue
to
move
forward.

In
recent
years,
I’ve
raised
many
concerns
about
flaws
in
the
EB-5
investor
visa
program,
which
was
designed
to
create
jobs
in
rural
and
economically
depressed
urban
areas
through
foreign
investments
in
exchange
for
visas.
Unfortunately,
the
program
has
been
riddled
with
fraud,
abuse
and
national
security
vulnerabilities.I
called
on
the
Department
of
Homeland
Security
to
expedite
proposed
regulations
to
address
these
flaws
and
return
integrity
to
the
program.
The
department
must
also clarify
that
no
foreign
investors
will
receive
preferential
treatment
and
applications
will
be
processed
in
the
order
in
which
they
are
received.

Post
of
the
Week

Appreciate
the
recognition
from
the
National
Association
of
Police
Organizations
for
my
work
in
support
of
law
enforcement
including
the
Public
Safety
Officers'
Benefits
Program